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GOD’S THREEFOLD ANSWER TO THE FAITHFULS’ PRAYER
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
Isaiah 51:12-52:6
Psalm 25:19-22
"Let integrity and
uprightness preserve me…"
GOD’S THREEFOLD ANSWER TO THE FAITHFULS’ PRAYER
In answer to the faithfuls’ prayer, "O arm of the LORD, awake" (Isa 51:9), there comes a threefold reply from God.
The first answer is from Isaiah 51:12 to 16. "I, even I, am he that comforteth you." When we draw near to God, we will not be afraid of man. Knowledge is power, knowledge of God gives overcoming power. Let us remember He is the Creator of heaven and earth, the Worker of miracles even over natural forces. He is the God of revelation, and the God of providence. What is it for Him to set them free from captivity and to provide them bread to eat?
The second answer is from Isaiah 51:17 to 23. Hitherto Jerusalem has suffered like a mother whose sons are brought low by warfare and famine. Her sons are like an antelope caught in a net, Jerusalem is made to drink the cup of God’s fury to the last dregs. But the time will come when God will remove this cup of fury and trembling of her punishment and give it to her oppressors.
The third answer is from Isaiah 52:1-6. Here God exhorts His people to be strong, to clothe herself in beauty and holiness. She will not only be freed from captivity but also from uncleanness. Recalling Isaiah 50:1 when they were sold for their iniquities and God received nothing from that sale, so will they be redeemed without money. Salvation comes as a free gift, it cannot be bought. Isaiah 52:4 looks back to the hard days of Egypt and the oppression under Assyria. Under subjugation, God’s people passed their days in agony while they heard the Name of their God blasphemed. But now God has come to put an end to all this. They will hear God’s voice again, and not the threats of their enemy.
MEMORISE: "It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD." (Lam 3:26)
PRAYER: As for me, I will call upon Thee; and Thou shall save me.
Posted in Adult RPG
Isaiah 51:12-52:6
Psalm 25:19-22
"Let integrity and
uprightness preserve me…"
GOD’S THREEFOLD ANSWER TO THE FAITHFULS’ PRAYER
In answer to the faithfuls’ prayer, "O arm of the LORD, awake" (Isa 51:9), there comes a threefold reply from God.
The first answer is from Isaiah 51:12 to 16. "I, even I, am he that comforteth you." When we draw near to God, we will not be afraid of man. Knowledge is power, knowledge of God gives overcoming power. Let us remember He is the Creator of heaven and earth, the Worker of miracles even over natural forces. He is the God of revelation, and the God of providence. What is it for Him to set them free from captivity and to provide them bread to eat?
The second answer is from Isaiah 51:17 to 23. Hitherto Jerusalem has suffered like a mother whose sons are brought low by warfare and famine. Her sons are like an antelope caught in a net, Jerusalem is made to drink the cup of God’s fury to the last dregs. But the time will come when God will remove this cup of fury and trembling of her punishment and give it to her oppressors.
The third answer is from Isaiah 52:1-6. Here God exhorts His people to be strong, to clothe herself in beauty and holiness. She will not only be freed from captivity but also from uncleanness. Recalling Isaiah 50:1 when they were sold for their iniquities and God received nothing from that sale, so will they be redeemed without money. Salvation comes as a free gift, it cannot be bought. Isaiah 52:4 looks back to the hard days of Egypt and the oppression under Assyria. Under subjugation, God’s people passed their days in agony while they heard the Name of their God blasphemed. But now God has come to put an end to all this. They will hear God’s voice again, and not the threats of their enemy.
MEMORISE: "It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD." (Lam 3:26)
PRAYER: As for me, I will call upon Thee; and Thou shall save me.
Posted in Adult RPG